The grassroots movement of Israel Hofsheet that strives for an Israeli society that practices cultural and religious pluralism, protects civil rights, and upholds the principles of democracy and Zionism as put forth in the Declaration of Independence.

The grassroots movement of Israel Hofsheet that strives for an Israeli society that practices cultural and religious pluralism, protects civil rights, and upholds the principles of democracy and Zionism as put forth in the Declaration of Independence.

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We are battling government sanctioned or enabled religious coercion.

We believe that the presence of women in the public sphere is a basic and necessary human and civil right that should exist in a free and democratic state, and are doing everything we can do fight this terrible phenomenon.

This is a central battle for us at Israel Hofsheet as believe that freedom of marriage is a basic right.

We believe that it is time to advance and guarantee the rights of the LGBT community, as we have seen done in so many countries across the globe.

Israel Hofsheet believes that the Jewish state should be the home of ALL Jews of all of the different expressions of Judaism. If Israel is to remain Jewish it must allow anyone who sees him or herself as Jewish to take part in the religion, and not to allow the religious extremes in our midst to be the gatekeepers of who is and who is not a Jew.

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The Be Free Israel movement invites you to join the Tashtit Program, which provides hundreds of young adults throughout the country with real tools to implement social changes in Israel – on a local and national level.

Imagine that the Rabbinate and Jewish law were an option, instead of a mandatory, forced and required fact. Imagine an Israel where civil, legal marriages could take place in the form of a mutual declaration before an official authority. Imagine that these marriages were considered valid, legal and official just like Rabbinate marriages.

Three years ago‭, ‬when he sought to formalize his relationship with his fiancée‭, ‬Alex discovered that his military service‭, ‬volunteerwork and the traditions upon which he was raised simply weren’t good enough‭. ‬In the end‭, ‬he and his partner flew to Prague and got married in a civil ceremony‭.

Believe me, even if you discover that you’re happy living the way you’ve always lived, this journey ends with a gift: an awareness of our ability to choose the way that we want to be Jewish out of the truly vast range of approaches that Judaism offers.

Israeli BFree has recently added the organization "Havaya - Israeli Ceremonies" as its central flagship project. In the struggle for freedom of choice in marriage and divorce in Israel, it is important to remember that there are options: there is an alternative to marriage in the Chief Rabbinate of Israel . A wedding through Havaya is the Israeli solution to a meaningful and personal ceremony. Miki Gitzin,CEO of Israel BFree, invites you to be part of the Love Revolution in Israel.

.Now is the time to read the signs and say it like it is: this is not just a struggle for the LGBTQ community of for the rights of Palestinians. We are part of a social struggle for the entire Israeli society. It is Israeli society at-large that needs a “Tikkun”. Mickey Gitzin, Managing director of Be Free Israel, on the events of the last two very sad days for the Israeli society

This June, the United States Supreme Court decided that a wedding between two people of the same gender can be a legal basis for marriage. Dr Tomer Persico joins us in a guest post, discussing why this topic is so sensitive and the pros and cons, explaining the different fundamental attitudes which are at the heart of this discussion.